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Mortal Causes

1994 novel by Ian Rankin
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Mortal Causes

Summary

Mortal Causes is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mortal Causes authored Ian Rankin[3].
  • Mortal Causes's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Mortal Causes was published by Orion Publishing Group[5].
  • Mortal Causes's genre is detective fiction[6].
  • Mortal Causes followed The Black Book[7].
  • Mortal Causes was followed by Let It Bleed[8].
  • Mortal Causes's part of the series is recorded as Inspector Rebus[9].
  • Mortal Causes's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Mortal Causes's country of origin is recorded as Scotland[11].
  • Mortal Causes was released on 1994[12].
  • Mortal Causes's has edition or translation is recorded as Mortal Causes[13].
  • Mortal Causes's form of creative work is recorded as novel[14].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 715894e3-8dbf-4419-8094-5956d615647d[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Mortal Causes authored Ian Rankin[3]. It was published by Orion Publishing Group[5].

Publication

Mortal Causes was released on 1994[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is detective fiction[6]. Its part of the series is recorded as Inspector Rebus[9].

Subject and Themes

Mortal Causes's part of the series is recorded as Inspector Rebus[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Mortal Causes followed The Black Book[7]. It was followed by Let It Bleed[8].

Why It Matters

Mortal Causes ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Ian Rankin

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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